Marmion in match day squad for France

The Ireland Coaching Group have named the match day 23 that will welcome France to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday for Ireland’s first home game of the 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Rory Best returns to captain the team after being side-lined in Rome through illness. Jonathan Sexton is also back in the Ireland team this weekend for his first match the 2017 tournament.

Best is joined in the front row by Jack McGrath and Tadhg Furlong. The second row sees Devin Toner and Donnacha Ryan paired once again while Jamie Heaslip, Sean O’Brien and CJ Standerfill the backrow slots to complete the pack.

Conor Murray and Sexton are named at half-back with Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrosecontinuing their midfield partnership.